Mini-Mote Wiimote Mod

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Another Wiimote mod from the creator of the Hemp-Mote.

By Scott Lowe

In December we came across a Wiimote mod so bizarrely awesome that we couldn't pass it up: the Hemp-Mote. The Hemp-Mote took the cold, neutral plastic aesthetic of the Wiimote and Nunchuck and turned it into a creation of nature…well, at least on the outside. Yes, one particularly talented and mysterious modder known only as DHRECK managed to scale down and cover the Wiimote casing with hemp rope while maintaining 100% controller functionality. When we first spoke to DHRECK in December, he informed us that the Hemp-Mote would be the first entry in a series of mods to come. Well, it seems DHRECK is living up to his promise and just gave us a heads up about his most recent creation: the Mini-Mote.

The Mini-Mote is DHRECK's take on minimalist design and calls for a drastic scaling down of the Wiimote and Nunchuck's casing without sacrificing too much structural integrity. The process by which DHRECK trimmed plastic fat off of the Wiimote for the Mini-Mote mod was similar to that of the Hemp-Mote's and calls for literally sawing the casing into pieces. Obviously DHRECK's method was far more sophisticated than our brief description would suggest, and for those looking for a step-by-step guide to crafting this mod themselves can check out his official two-part tutorial here and here.

We spoke to DHRECK about the origins of the Mini-Mote and the similarities between it and the Hemp-Mote. More specifically, we asked if the idea for the Mini-Mote mod stemmed from the scaling down process he developed for the Hemp-Mote.

"The idea did indeed start during the making of the Hemp-mote," said DHRECK. "But this minimalist version was also a way to explain the concept to others and to see if I could make something nice without covering it up behind dollops of texture to camouflage the scars."

We also asked DHRECK about the next installment in his mod series, but as we found when we asked that same question in December, his answer was vague.

"My next mod will be fully textured again and will contrast nicely against both the Hemp-mote and the Mini-mote," he said. "It'll be the opposite of hemp, and will be unlike the Mini-Mote in that it will return to that saturated, busy, and textured feel."

Although hardly as toke-worthy as the Hemp-Mote, the Mini-Mote is definitely an interesting re-imagining of the Wiimote/Nunchuck design. For more info check out DHRECK.com